On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <[email protected]>wrote:
> By my count, the vote is 5 for #evgils and 7 (8 if you count someone on > twitter) for #egils as a preferred hashtag for Evergreen. > > Anyone else want to chime in or throw a wrench in the works? Nothing is > set in stone obviously since we have no way to actually make it official but > to ensure we COULD use egils, I registered it at twubs.com. > > More opinions please! > > I have almost always seen others shorten Evergreen to EG, with very few exceptions (only one I can think of before this thread started). The "v", in the rare cases I've seen it use, has always put me off and caused a mental stumble because if its rarity. At least in the EG (heh) dev community, "eg" has 6 years of history and precedent, so I'm strongly in favor of that. --miker > Lori > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Deborah Lipoma > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I prefer #egils also. In fact, I'm starting to abbreviate my referrals to >> Evergreen as just EG. >> >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Michele Montague <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> Another vote for #egils. It's shortest and easier to say (for those of >>> us who remember hashtags by their sound). >>> >>> On 3/16/2011 3:13 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre wrote: >>> >>> I like egils better than evgils. evgils looks too much like >>> evil....whereas egils makes me think more about equality and other lofty >>> things. And egils is short. And it will go nicely with the egconf11 >>> hashtag. >>> >>> Can I get some feedback on #egils? >>> >>> Lori >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Amy Terlaga <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> On this: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >I'm assuming for this year's conference we'll use #evg11, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nope, no can do. Tried evg11 and so many variations on it, it made me >>>> dizzy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Finally found success with egconf11. Not the best, but trust me – so >>>> many other combinations ended in failure. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> And by the way, the Grand Rapids conference crew transferred the Twitter >>>> account over to us, including all those users who had signed up to follow >>>> the 2010 conference. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We’ve posted here and there and there’s a feed on the front page of the >>>> conference website so sign up: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> egconf11 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> We’ll post more frequently as we inch ever closer to the April >>>> conference. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Amy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: "Kate Sheehan" <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Hashtag >>>> >>>> To: "'Evergreen Discussion Group'" >>>> >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for bringing this to the list, Lori! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On twitter, I've found that #evergreen by itself isn't distinct enough, >>>> and #evgils has worked well (and is patterned off of #kohails). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'd be open to #evergreenoss or #evergreenils, but they are very long in >>>> the >>>> >>>> 140 character world. #openils works, but is it too broad (without the >>>> context of the history of Evergreen's name, this could easily apply to any >>>> open source ILS, which is fine, but is that what we're going for in our >>>> common-law marriage hashtag)? I'm assuming for this year's conference we'll >>>> use #evg11, which brings up another argument for extreme brevity. >>>> >>>> Conferences are often when folks want to add more than one hashtag to an >>>> update. I'm thinking of sessions at ALA like Top Tech Trends, which usually >>>> has its own hashtag, along with the conference hashtag and sometimes, just >>>> for fun, a LITA hashtag. It can leave very little room to actually say >>>> anything about the session! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'd vote for #evgils or #openils (or if you have room, both). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ >>>> >>>> Amy Terlaga >>>> >>>> Assistant Director, User Services >>>> >>>> Bibliomation, Inc. >>>> >>>> 32 Crest Road >>>> >>>> Middlebury, CT 06762 >>>> >>>> www.biblio.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>> Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant >>> The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com >>> <%28707%29%20763-6869>(707) 763-6869 // [email protected] >>> >>> Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, >>> workflow optimization, and materials handling >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Deborah Lipoma >> Librarian, Library IT >> Santa Cruz Public Libraries >> 224 Church St. >> Santa Cruz, CA 95060 >> <831-427-7707>831-427-7707 ext. 7755 >> [email protected] >> >> >> > > > -- > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant > The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com > (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] > > <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, > filtering, > workflow optimization, and materials handling > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > -- Mike Rylander | VP, Research and Design | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) | email: [email protected] | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
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